Subject:      Computer Aided Teaching system at Mathematics Department at the University of Western Australia
From:       Kevin Judd <kevin@MATHS.UWA.EDU.AU>
Date:         Mon, 9 Mar 1998 09:41:44 +0800
URL: http://CalMaeth.maths.uwa.edu.au

At the Mathematics Department at the University of Western Australia I
have a web-based computer aided teaching system using mod_perl. The
students have individual weekly assignments in calculus, statistics,
linear algebra with diagnostics and assessment built in. The system
relieves academic staff of the burden of assignment marking and provides
more personal interaction with students. The system requires database
management and connection to a computer algebra engine. The transfer from
a slow/unreliable/Macintosh/Hypercard/Mathematica system to a
fast/reliable/web system took a couple of months and I had never
programmed in perl before. The whole excersize was amazingly painless and
it was entirely mod_perl's doing.

http://CalMaeth.maths.uwa.edu.au


Kevin